TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG – PHÚ THỌ

PART A. LISTENING
Section 1. Listen to talk and fill in the gaps below. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS for each answer. (14 pts)
The song was first called “Good Morning (1)..................................................
Children began to sing the song with “Happy Birthday” words when they were
(2)..................................
The song was sung with 'Happy Birthday' words in a (3).................................. in 1931
and then in another one in 1934.
The legal situation concerning the song remains valid (4)..................................
The song is among the (5).................................. songs most frequently sung in English.
Money has to be paid for using the song in any (6).................................., eg a TV show,
a toy, etc.
The Hill sisters set up (7)..................................that receives money for use of the song.
The song consists of just four (8).................................. but it is one of the most famous
songs in the world
Section 2. You will hear a marine wildlife photographer called Bruce Hind talking
about his work.
For questions 1 - 8, complete the sentences. (16 points)

MARINE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER

Bruce says that 1……………………… is the most important aspect of his work.
Before going on a trip, Bruce makes 2……………………..of the photographs he
hopes to take.
Knowing the type of photographs he wants to take helps Bruce to choose the right
3……………….
Bruce disagrees with people who say his way of taking photographs is not
4…………………………….
It’s important to find out whether 5……………………..is needed to photograph in a
particular place.
Bruce says that 6……..………….have spoiled several promising shots.
When at sea, Bruce generally keeps his cameras in a container designed for storing
7…………………
He is particularly pleased when his photographs appear in 8………………….

Section 3. Listen to the recording and decide whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F). (10 pts)
1. The speaker has come from the Theosophical Society.
2. One of the main points of the talk is to save money.
3. She thinks students should do more housework.
4. She argues that plastic containers won't biodegrade quickly.
5. She warns that asthma sufferers should be careful with her recipes.
Section 4: Listen carefully and circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of
the following questions. (10 points)
1. The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a ______.
A. religious experience
B. scientific event
C. popular spectacle
2. The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is ______.
A. simple to predict
B. easy to explain
C. randomly occurring
3. Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were ______.
A. fascinated
B. rational
C. terrified
4. For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the ______.
A. exceptional beauty of the sky
B. chance for scientific study
C. effect of the moon on the sun
5. In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their ______.
A. religious attitudes.
B. inaccurate observations
C. limited ability to calculate
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Section 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following
sentences. (20 points)
1. When you are learning a language at home you, you can work at your own
________
A. speed B. pace C. way D. mind
2. I’m afraid that Tim doesn’t take much care over his home work. He usually does it
__________
A. any old how B. any how C. how on earth D. how come
3. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next
millennium, and _______ the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered
as a technological hero.
A. what the discovery of B. the discovery of
C. whoever discovers D. whose discovery of
4. Closure of schools took place ___________ falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to
C. with a concern for D. in consideration of
5. Doctors are often ____________ to accidents in rural areas
A. called up B. driven out C. called out D. rung up
6. Extra blanket will be supplied on _________
A. request B. demand C. asking D. need
7. You have failed to pay the outstanding bills and, ____________, we have been
forced to take the matter further.
A. finally B. consequently C. subsequently D. eventually
8. We need guaranteed financial ______________ before we can even start the design
work.
A. agreement B. backing C. analysis D. plans
9. In ___________, it was a bad idea to pay him in cash.
A. hindsight B. consideration C. retrospect D. knowledge
10. This painting stands a good _______________ of winning the prize.
A. possibility B. opportunity C. certainty D. chance
11. ______ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
A. To commit the Red Cross B. The Red Cross to commit
C. Committed to the Red Cross is D. The Red Cross is committed to
12. It's very late and I have a busy day tomorrow. If you don't mind, I think I'll ______
now.
A. turn in B. black out C. lay off D. sleep on
13. You can't enter the theatre while the play is in ______.
A. performance B. development C. progress D. action
14. My father ______ when he found out that I'd damaged the car.
A. hit the roof B. brought the house down
C. made my blood boil D. saw pink elephants
15. The latest food scare was ______ by revelations that a number of people were
being treated for severe food poisoning.
A. encouraged B. developed C. prompted D. assisted
16. The examiner noted that there were ____ similarities between a number of
compositions.
A. knocking B. hitting C. striking D. slapping
17. People who take on a second job inevitably ______ themselves to greater stress.
A. offer B. subject C. field D. place
18. In tennis, the score 15-0 is pronounced as ______.
A. fifteen, zero B. fifteen, love C. fifteen, nil D. fifteen, nought
19. I promise I won’t leave you, come ______ may.
A. where B. what C. who D. which
20. My _____ on life has changed a lot since leaving university.
A. approach B. outlook C. purpose D. attitude
Section 3. Underline and correct the ten mistakes in the following passage. (10
points)
Christmas gifts are served as a token of love and appreciation and it is a special
way to celebrate family and friendship, to capture a treasuring memory and make
people smile at this festive occasion. The tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas
dating back thousands of years to Roman times and developed over the centuries in the
huge industry that we know today.
Before buying Christmas gifts, it is very necessary to keep in mind the person
for whom the gift is presented, although it is special present for a close friend or a
corporate gift for business customers. Nowadays, people can find specific Christmas
gifts for Mom, Dad, the kids or close friends.
It can also be a great fun, especially if you get the kids to involve too. A home-
made gift is a reflection of one’s own unique personality and the creativity will become
a cherished treasure for the receiver. Thus, before giving a Christmas gift, consider
selecting it by a creative and meaningful way.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART C. READING COMPREHENSION

Section 1. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits each blank in the
following passage. (10 points)
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as ‘Dr Seuss’, began writing for children (1)
_____ by chance. During a long sea voyage in 1936, Seuss amused himself by (2)
_____ together a nonsense poem to the rhythm of the ship's engine. Later he illustrated
the rhyme and published it as And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street. Many
critics (3) _____ it as Seuss' best work.
A later book, McElligot's Pool, (4) _____ the first appearance of Seuss’ famous fantasy
characters, and
Horton Hatches the Egg introduces an (5) _____ of morality. Seuss' reputation as a
major children's writer was sealed with the publication of The Cat in the Hat. This
book uses easy-to-read words to tell the story of two children alone at home on a rainy
day. A cat wearing a tall hat arrives to entertain them, wrecking their house in the (6)
_____. The enthusiastic (7) _____ of this book delighted Seuss and led him to found
Beginner Books, a publishing company specialising in easy-to-read books for children.
Some of his books have been made into cartoons and one of them, How the Grinch
stole Christmas, was also made into an ingenious and (8) _____ successful feature film
starring Jim Carrey.
At one point in his career, Seuss (9) _____ gave up writ ing for children and (10)
_____ his talents to
making documentary films. One of these attracted a great deal of attention and won an
Academy Award.
1. A. fully B. quite C. extremely D. fairly
2. A. placing B. laying C. putting D. setting
3. A. look beyond B. look upon C. look through D. look towards
4. A. indicates B. shows C. means D. marks
5. A. amount B. ingredient C. element D. item
6. A. practice B. method C. process D. action
7. A. reception B. welcome C. greeting D. admission
8. A. highly B. intensively C. strongly D. widely
9. A. shortly B. momentarily C. temporarily D. presently
10. A. assigned B. allocated C. donated D. devoted

Section 2. Read the text and think of a word that best fits each gap. Use ONLY
ONE word in each gap. (10 points)
 The city of Melbourne, Australia has always had a (1)______ for unusual
weather. Melbourne people enjoy telling this joke to visitors: if you don’t like the
weather in Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five minutes, because it’s sure to change.
At the beginning of 1992, Melbourne had its (2)______ January for over 100
years. It rained for nine days on (3 ) ______. As well as raining all day, the weather
was also cold. At night, people in some Melbourne suburbs were switching on their
heating as if it was winter. It was (4)______ cold many people could (5)______ believe
that it was summer at all.
The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in the summer: it is in the
autumn. The autumn usually has more pleasant days than the summer. The weather in
autumn is usually (6)______ of warm days and cool, comfortable (7)______.
The (8 )______ of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too. Melbourne has many
lovely gardens and parklands with beautiful trees. In the autumn, the trees change their
leaves to red, gold and brown. As they are (9)______ in the air by the wind of a late
autumn day, the leaves add life to the city. So even if the summer is cold and wet,
people in Melbourne can still look forward to the (10)______ of a warm sunny autumn.

Section 3. Read the passage and choo se the best option A, B, C, or D to answer
the questions. (10 points)
We are descendents of the ice age. Periods of glaciation have spanned the whole
of human existence for the past 2 million years. The rapid melting of the continental
glaciers at the end of the last ice age spurred one of the most dramatic climate changes
in the history of the planet. During this interglacial time, people were caught up in a
cataclysm of human accomplishment, including the development of agriculture and
animal husbandry. Over the past few thousand years, the Earth’s climate has been
extraordinarily beneficial, and humans have prospered exceedingly well under a
benign atmosphere.
Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth almost from the very
beginning. It is even possible that life itself significantly changed the climate. All
living organisms pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and eventually store it in
sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s crust. If too much carbon dioxide is lost, too
much heat escapes out into the atmosphere. This can cause the Earth to cool enough for
glacial ice to spread across the land.
In general the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
been equalized by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic eruptions.
Man, however, is upsetting the equation by burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical
rain forests, both of which release stored carbon dioxide. This energizes the
greenhouse effect and causes the Earth to warm. If the warming is significant enough,
the polar ice caps eventually melt.
The polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oceanic circulation systems.
Should the ice caps melt, warm tropical waters could circle the globe and make this a
very warm, inhospitable planet.
Over the past century, the global sea level has apparently risen upwards of 6
inches, mainly because of the melting of glacial ice. If present warming trends
continue, the seas could rise as much as 6 feet by the next century. This could flood
coastal cities and fertile river deltas, where half the human population lives. Delicate
wetlands, where many marine species breed, also would be reclaimed by the sea. In
addition, more frequent and sever storms would batter coastal areas, adding to the
disaster of the higher seas.
The continued melting of the great ice sheets in polar regions could cause
massive amounts of ice to crash into the ocean. This would further raise the sea level
and release more ice, which could more than double the area of sea ice and increase
correspondingly the amount of sunlight reflected back into space. The cycle would
then be complete as this could cause global temperatures to drop enough to initiate
another ice age.
1/ According to the passage, carbon dioxide is stored in each of the following
EXCEPT
A. polar ice caps. B. sedimentary rocks.
C. rain forests. D. fossil fuel.
2/ What does the final paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
 A. The relationship between the ocean and the sun
B. The amount of sunlight reflected into space
C. A rise in global temperatures
D. The conditions that could lead to an ice age
3/ Which of the following does the author NOT mention as a consequence of a large
rise in global sea level?
A. The destruction of wetlands B. The flooding of cities
C. A more diverse marine population D. Severe storms
4/ According to the passage, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide and the
Earth’s climate?
A. Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial ice, is released when warm
temperatures cause the ice melt.
B. The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result of too
much carbon stored in the Earth’s crust.
C. Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of the atmosphere and into the
ocean.
D. An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the climate.
5/ The word beneficial in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. calm B. inviting C. thoughtful D. favorable
6/ The word massive can be replaced to
A. wide B. huge C. dense D. thick
7/ It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture
A. preceded the development of animal husbandry.
B. withstood vast changes in the Earth’s climate.
C. did not take place during an ice age.
D. was unaffected by the greenhouse effect.
8/ The word “this” in the third paragraph refers to
A. man’s upsetting the equation
B. the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide.
C. a volcanic eruption
 D. the melting of the polar ice caps
9/ The word “inhospitable” is closest in meaning to
A. imperfect. B. uninhabitable. C. unlikable D. cruel.
10/ What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The possibility that the poplar ice caps will melt
B. The coming of another ice age
C. Man’s effect on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere
D. The climate of the Earth over the years
Section 4. Read the passage and do the tasks.
Questions 1-5: Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of
headings below. Write the correct number i-x in the boxes. (10 pts)
List of Headings
i Not enough sympathy vi Not a complete solution
ii The need for action vii Progress resulting from research
iii An inaccurate comparison viii How common is the problem?
iv Is it really a new phenomenon? ix Changing attitudes
v The problem gets worse x A variety of attempts

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5

Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph
A B C D E F
v (example)

RSI
A. Pia Enoizi panicked when a specialist told her that she had repetitive strain injury
(RSI) and would never be able to work with a computer. Then 19, she was studying
history at Cambridge University. 'I saw my career being shot to pieces: she says.
'What on earth was I going to do? At the time, I was thinking about an academic
life.'
 The first warning sign was cramp, which struck during a summer job that involved
data entry and analysis. 'I sat at the computer on a plastic chair with no thought
about posture or taking breaks. One evening, I was cooking pasta and was surprised
when I could not lift a pan of boiling water: The cramps recurred, but she was
enjoying the work and put the discomfort out of her mind. Back at Cambridge for
her final year, however, she quickly developed essay-writer's cramp. 'We handwrote
essays,' says Enoizi, who is now 25. 'First, I found it a struggle to get through a full
essay. Next, to my horror, the pain and cramp became so intense I could not write at
all. I began to have horrific pins and needles and pains shooting up my arm.'
B. More than half a million Britons suffer from RSI - or work-related upper-limb
disorder, the description specialists prefer to use. However, this figure includes only
reported cases, says Andrew Chadwick, the chief executive of the RSI Association.
'Students and children are not included. Nor are the thousands of stoics who
struggle in silence. Many who call our helpline are desperate. They say they cannot
afford to lose their jobs.'
RSI is not a diagnosis, but an umbrella term for a range of about 30 painful
inflammatory disorders linked to daily overuse of a muscle. Tennis and golfer's
elbow are common examples, but many more are occupational. Factory assembly
workers and computer users are believed to be the most susceptible, followed by
musicians, dressmakers, flight attendants - who repeatedly tear tickets in half - sign
language interpreters and litter pickers, who repeatedly squeeze the handles on litter
collectors. Text messaging has not yet been known to cause the condition, but
Virgin Mobile was concerned enough two years ago to advise users to flex their
fingers and shake their wrists occasionally.
C. Some specialists draw a parallel between the overuse of muscles and joints by RSI
sufferers and the stress suffered by marathon runners. An athlete runs to exhaustion,
but would never consider doing so every day; the body needs time to recover before
the next event. Yet, with computer-related RSI, the fingers are honed to work faster
and faster, says Chadwick: 'It is often the hardest and fastest workers, who put in
long hours without proper breaks, who develop a disorder.'
D. Enoizi's recovery has taken several years' determination and discipline. She missed
a lot of work, but her college paid for an amanuensis - a postgraduate student to
whom she dictated essays and her exams papers - and for physiotherapy. But even
the repeated dictation led to a painful contraction of the neck muscles. 'During
finals, I had to lie on the floor to rest my neck: she says. Enoizi was delighted to
graduate with a first, but she then had to take a year off to rest and retrain her body.
Her first stop was a residential chronic pain management course. 'I realised that the
damage caused by RSI was never going to go away. I had to learn how to control it.'
During her year off, Enoizi visited a chiropractor, an osteopath and a kinesiologist.
She also tried magnet therapy and herbal supplements. But none of these made a
difference. Pilates, with its emphasis on posture and balancing muscles, helped.
Physiotherapy also proved crucial. 'It made a big difference when my
physiotherapist bandaged my arms and somehow lifted the forearm muscles away
from the nerves. There was an instant feeling of liberation - everything felt less
tight.'
E. Enoizi now uses a curved keyboard. 'This helps me keep my wrists straight, but
with my arms slightly curved, so my elbows do not dig into my ribs. Everything is
more relaxed. My chair is fully adjustable and I take frequent breaks.' She is now
working at Boots as an assistant project manager. 'I do a mixture of computer
analysis, meetings and discussions: she says. 'But, at the end of a long day, I might
get a little pain. I walk briskly - jogging can aggravate joints - stretch gently at my
desk and keep up the Pilates. I feel optimistic.'
F. Enoizi supports the RSI Association's call for prevention. 'I am concerned about
schoolchildren,' she says. 'Many use computers for several hours a day, yet are
given little advice on posture and injury. Whether they are short, tall, aged 12 or 18,
most sit at the same non-adjustable chairs, and at the same height desks. And many
send text messages and play games on their computers until late at night.'

Questions 6-10: Complete the summary below using the words from the box. (10
pts)
 What is RSI?
rising secret official sure simple
concerned difficult current unknown flexible
general false likely clear straight
complete constant characteristic routine firm

The (6)__ name for RSI is 'work-related upper limb disorder'. The number of people
suffering from it is (7)__, because certain people are not included in the statistics and
because for some people the problem is a (8)__ one. RSI is a (9)__ name that includes
about thirty unpleasant conditions. Sports people suffer from it, but many other people
do as a result of carrying out (10)__ tasks at work. It is not clear whether text
messaging can cause it but this is possible.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART D. WRITING
Section 1. Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with the words and the meaning
stays the same. (10 points)
1. The main speaker spoke with enormous conviction and carried the audience with
him.
 Such………………………………………………………………………………
2. We’ve made some progress in that we now have all medical records on disk.
 Inasmuch……………………………..………………………………………….
3. It was to be another twenty-five years before Michael returned to his home town.
 Not until…………………………………………………………………………
4. Mrs Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning.
 Mrs Wilson sends……………………………………………………………….
5. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
 I cancelled……………………………………………………………………….
Section 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in brackets and the
meaning stays the same. (10 points)
1. There is not that much difference between irony and sarcasm. (line)
..........................................................................................................................
2. They laid most of the blame on Margret (for)
..........................................................................................................................
3. I shouldn’t think Carol will want to come (whether)
..........................................................................................................................
4. Katy hasn’t been feeling well lately (run)
..........................................................................................................................
5. There is no room for error in our business (afford)
..........................................................................................................................
Section 3. Paragraph writing (30 points)
Write about the following topic:
Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not
need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve
our lives.
Which viewpoint do you agree with?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.